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About Katol Village

Katol is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 180 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 58.74 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 180
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katol compares

By the 2011 count Katol is the 83rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 58.74 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Katol

Katol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katol from other places

Katol lies about 53 km from Mandi. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Katol
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 53 km

Villages closest to Katol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karsog tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Katol

As per the Census of India 2011, Katol village had a population of 335. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Katol village has 180 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katol has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Katol is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katol covers 58.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katol falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Katol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katol.

Katol is about 53 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katol is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Mandi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhora (under 2 km), Balahni (under 2 km) and Phinu (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Katol today is likely to be higher.

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